World's record latest/earliest journal entry.

March 30, 2002

World's record latest/earliest journal entry. Its 5:30 in the morning and we just woke up in London Ontario. Syracuse was a much different show. The Kids were "on" and it went by really quickly. We changed the running order after the opening night and I thought the changes worked. As a new idea I opened the show with "Take a Hit Off This". I played to tracks but took away the backing vocals on Bruce McCulloch's suggestion. I think his instincts were right. It looks more like a lounge act if there are backing vocals without seeing the other people. We have these miniature headset mics that you can't really see so if any of you are wondering if I'm actually singing & playing...I'm actually singing & playing. In Buffalo I was just playing in the body of the show so the opening song was a new thing. I think it will stay.
When you come out the stage door with these guys after the show it feels like the Cannes film festival. There is a crowd behind barricades and they all scream. Hundreds of people yell the names of the different Kids in the Hall as they each appear and a fistful yell out, "Hey music guy...good job!". Perhaps I'll change my name to "music guy" after the tour to capitalize on what I've done here? I signed a few of my own cds last night so thanks to the good people of Syracuse who pitched in. Sarah's was the first of the tour...thanks Sarah.